it is seen as a test of unity within the governing african national congress party. ican national congress party. senior figures are becoming increasingly critical of their figure. we will come to afghanistan where officials have reported that taliban sources and islamic state fighters have launched a joint attack on a village in which at least 50 civilians died, including children. this is where it has happened. the bbc‘s colleague has more details from kabul. the battle here in the north of afghanistan went on for 48 hours. according to the local governor, 52 men, women and children were brutally massacred. they have said it was a joint taliban and is operation. this is a mainly shia minority and they are supposed to be the victims. so far is has not commented on that attack but the taliban have claimed responsibility for only killing 28 local policeman who they have said were resisting them. they have denied the killing of women and children. taliban and is fighters usually fight each other over territory in the east of the country, so if what afg ha n the east of

the south african president, jacob zuma, has told supporters they have shown that his african national congress partynarrowly survived a parliamentary vote of no confidence held by secret ballot. there's been a rush of tributes to the american country music star glen campbell, who's died at the age of 81. the singer dolly parton called him one of the greatest voices of all time. glen campbell struck fame as a solo artist in the 1960s and was best known for hits including rhinestone cowboy and wichita lineman. the australian government will move ahead with a postal vote on legalising same sex marriage, after plans for a compulsory vote were defeated in parliament. the government has been determined to hold a national vote on the issue, despite criticism from supporters of gay marriage fearing it may stoke homophobic views. sally is here with all the business news. this week the main stock markets in the us have had another record run and london's ftse 100 flirted with breaking into record territory. it's a far cry from ten years ago when the global credit crunch started. on the 9th of august 2007 ther

the south african president, jacob zuma, has told supporters they have shown that his african national congress partyurvived a parliamentary vote of no confidence held by secret ballot. an earthquake has killed at least nine people and injured more than 160 in china's south—western province of sichuan. the quake measured 6.5 in magnitude. because the region is so remote it's not immediately clear how serious the damage is. now, every us election night, no matter who wins, many disappointed by the result vow to move to canada. what started as a joke for heather and robin vargas is becoming a reality. eight months after the votes were counted, they've quit theirjobs, filled out the paper work and are swapping their lives in charleston, south carolina for halifax, nova scotia. here's their story. we're starting brand—new, we're quitting jobs, we're leaving friends, and we're starting a new life over in canada. the decision to move to halifax came about election night. we saw the numbers come in. a much better night for donald trump and his campaign team than anyone predicted. it was a shock, and then it

the ruling can backfire on the african national congress party.pposition may argue that theanc had a chanc -- the opposition may argue that the anc had a chance to remove zuma but did not. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am emma chandra. this is bloomberg. mark: thank you.coming up , crude prices gyrating after that weekly oil inventory data. this comes after oil producers reinforce their commitment to cut out at the opec meeting. oil marginally low. also, we will hear from charif you in exclusive interview. . this ithat is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: live from london, i'm mark barton. vonnie: live from new york, i'm vonnie quinn. this is "bloomberg markets." syriza priceline and trip advisor are on -- shares of priceline and trip advisor are on a voyage downward julie hyman is here with the story. . y. why? what is going on? julie: someone who covers the companies were bloomberg intelligence said trip advisor is still mostly a reviewed company whereas priceline is mo

the secret ballot in parliament saw the majority of mps from the ruling african national congress — the partyd icon nelson mandela — back their leader. mr zuma, who has been in office for eight years, is accused of corruption and mismanagement. 0ur south africa correspondent nomsa maseko is in cape town now. the presidentjacob the president jacob zuma the presidentjacob zuma has survived his motion of no confidence, the eighth motion and many people say he's on his ninth life. disappointment of course from the opposition party benches and of course with the mc saying they've a lwa ys course with the mc saying they've always known that their members would be loyal to presentjacob zuma. let's take a look at how the day unfolded. they spent the day protesting outside parliament. demanding the resignation of presidentjacob demanding the resignation of president jacob zuma. 0rganised demanding the resignation of presidentjacob zuma. organised by opposition parties and activists, their march had one clear message to members of parliament. but the country first. not your personal interest. jacob zum

the secret ballot in parliament saw the majority of mps from the ruling african national congress — the party anti—apartheid icon nelson mandela — back their leader. mr zuma, who has been in office for eight years, is accused of corruption and mismanagement. 0ur south africa correspondent nomsa maseko is in cape town now. they spent the day protesting outside parliament, demanding the resignation of president jacob outside parliament, demanding the resignation of presidentjacob zuma. 0rganised resignation of presidentjacob zuma. organised by opposition parties and activists, their march had one clear message to members of parliament, put the country first, not your personal interests. president zuma has already faced and survived seven motions of no confidence. today's eighth came about after he said that africa's respective finance minister, despite opposition from within his own party, the anc. the scandal means the president faces multiple corruption allegations, including refurbishing his personal residence at the tax payers' expense. i know what nelson mandela would have done in this hou

party's wishes. this simply means that it's going to be a long road for presidentjacob zuma as he limps towards december when he steps down as leader of the african national congresseferred successor is his former wife but some in the party want his current deputy president to take over from him. so it's not an easy victory for him, he will celebrate, but not for too long. thank you. president trump has warned north korea that it will be met with "fire and fury like the world has never seen" — if it threatens the united states again. it comes after reports that north korea has successfully miniaturised a nuclear warhead to fit it onto a missile. last month, the isolated communist state successfully tested two missiles with intercontinental range for the first time. this was donald trump's warning this evening. north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. he has been very threatening beyond a normal state, and as i said they will be met with the fire and fury and, frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. let's speak to nick bryant, who's in washington.

votervived a no-confidence and could backfire on his ruling national african congress party.e that had a chance to remove xoma. unit have the america a greater to settle a claim in the takata airbag suit. -- global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries, i am taylor riggs. this is bloomberg. tom: thank you. the korean news, let's go to commodities, futures deteriorated, -12. down futures, -36. you would think dow futures are down, but they are not. i know francine has a good london perspective. 109.8 before the trump luster. is up a good $11. francine: we have a similar data because the only game in town is gold, japanese yen, bonds rising because of the u.s. and north korea. tom: very good. let's begin coverage with kevin cirilli and an washington but first peter pae joins us from korea with a bloomberg news. wonderful to have you and your evening in korea and tell me about the leadership of south korea. who are they and how do they respond to the bluster like we have never seen before? : well, we have a new adminis

the african national congress is expected to replace them as party leader.ived six previous to remove him. more than 180,000 police have been deployed across the country. the coalition has accused the government of plotting to rig the vote. north korea has reportedly produced a militarized nuclear -- miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside its missiles. intelligence officials confirmed the rogue nation has crossed a key threshold to becoming a nuclear power. the official estimate for the number of bombs in north korea's arsenal to at least 60. coming up later this hour we will discuss the u.s. sanctions against north korea with michael mcdonagh of bloomberg intelligence. foreign ministers from 14 nations met in peru to discuss original response to venezuela's growing political crisis. that's as the president's new all-powerful constitutional assembly forges ahead with a crackdown on political and judicial opponents. the president has been vocal in rejecting the assembly that the region has had trouble agreeing on collective actions. global news 24 h

it means that opposition parties need to get at least 50 members from the african national congress who there are some anc mps who have publicly called for president zuma to step down and they are in there as well today. they might vote with the opposition. but the question is whether the numbers will stack up. a lot of people think that the anc want but not at the behest of the opposition. they hope to do it in december when his term ends. when they are electing a new president after two terms that he has already served. thank you. if we hear more, we will be back with you. asa as a vote of no confidence gets under way against president zuma. the headlines on bbc news: 30 athletes and support staff at the world athletic championships — including 400 metre favourite isaac makwala — have been hit by gastroenteritis. new figures reveal more than 40 maternity units in england closed their doors to new admissions at some point last year. the family of a seven—year—old boy with a rare condition wins a high court challenge over a nhs decision not to fund a life saving drug. let's catch up wit

the african national congress is expected to replace him as party leader at its meeting in december.dent zuma has survived the previous vote attempts to remove him. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. -- 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. julia: thank you. coming up, consolidation. tells us how he is using m&a to build the company's global reach, next. from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ julia: this is "bloomberg markets." scarlet: i am scarlet fu. our number of the hour, and we are focusing on the consumer. there is a glare of hope out there in the retail industry. julie, give us a name. julie: we will be talking michael kors. the xl y and xrt are higher. retail being held back today by more of the more media retail names. that is the likes of qvc and liberty interactive. michael kors is far and away the best performer in that group today after the company came out with earnings that beat estimates. so did ralph lauren. those shares up by 12%. out of balancing that to some

rulinglawmakers from the african national congress rallied and closed ranks to outvote the opposition partyf no-confidence. the motion was defeated by 198 votes to 177, nine of the 384, lawmakers present in the national assembly on tuesday, opted to abstain from the ballot. markets not really reacting positively to the news that president jacob zuma will still be president for the next short-term. we know that the african national congress will be going to elect a new leader in december, which may mean that he may be asked to step down from status phase after a new leader is brought in in december. >> google has fired the male engineer who was at the center of an uproar in silicon valley. this come after he authored a internal 10-page memo asserting that there are biological causes behind gender inequality in the tech industry. critics of the move say that it is censorship that encourages -- discourages employees from filing complaints. how do you describe the firestorm? >> i would say that there are two major camps of people who think that the memo was not arguably -- it was hurtful, offen

well, you don't need to be a rocket scientist to know that our party is working on the disunity of the african national congress have been speaking to and again it is a matter that we will continue to work on. indeed we are disunited, but all of us have agreed that we need to put all our differences aside and deal with the issues that are facing our country. one of those issues are allegations of corruption, we are committed to the process. thank you very much for talking to us. thank you. well, lebo diseko is the presenter of the bbc world programme, focus on africa. is this a big moment for the anc? it certainly is. we heard there jackson saying even in the disunity, even when trying to defend the anc, he has got to admit it is disunited. the difference this time, there have been several attempts to try and bring a vote of no—confidence against president. this time it was really like he faced a battle from within. with the majority that the anc holds, for this vote to pass, for him to hang on, withjust such a small majority, is quite something. but he said, oh, it'sjust innuendo, we need to investigate these

party's leaders were relieved. we have defeated this motion and to us that is the most important aspect. other issues of course within the african national congress need to do. this was the most recent attempt to oust the 75—year—old. he has been accused of spending public funds in controversial security upgrades to his private residence. this vote was perhaps the biggest sign of zuma's fading support within his own party. it's believed around a0 anc mps voted against him, leaving opposition leaders encouraged. it was a close vote. i believe that the unity of the opposition showed today that we can collaborate and show the people of this country that we are willing to work together, we are going to continue this fight. president zuma has been in power for close to a decade now. but the country remains divided and the country is at another crossroads. he plans to step down as leader of the anc in december, but with political tensions running high, it's unclear whether he can remain president of the country until the 2019 elections. hong kong has now closed 13 beaches, in total, as congealed palm oil washes ashore. the oil appeared after a collisio

party leaders was relieved. we have. had defeated ted to this motion. and to us that this is their most important aspect. are the initials of close within the african national congress then amended is so that we need to do. instead of collective. this was the most recent attempt to oust the seventy five year old. he's been accused of spending public funds in controversial security upgrades to he's private residence. this vote was perhaps the biggest sign of mr zuma's fading support. being his own party. it's believed around forty anc mps voted against him. leaving opposition leaders encouraged. it was a close vote and i believe that the unity of the opposition. she holds today that we can collaborate and so the people of this country. that who willing to work together this is not the last bethel. we're going to continue this fight. prisons rumor has been in power for close to a decade now. but the country remains divided and the country is at another crossroads. he plans to step down as leader of the anc in december. but with political tensions running high. it's unclear whether he can remain president of the country. until the twenty eight nineteen elections. well

is in 2019, so even if the african national congress were worried about some as a result oft what is going on with their president zuma, he is expected to step down as the partyer anyway, isn't he? so what does this mean, and what is likely to happen? peter: the question is does zuma step down, does he really push power, or -- does he relinquish and looking out for his best interest with the network he has and the power structure. the question of where reform comes is basically a continuity that we think probably zuma will be in power beyond december. scarlet: peter, very quickly, what does this mean? the economy has been in recession. there are concerns about politically where it goes next. leader: we see an extended peter: we see an , and we see the economy stuck well below the arential, and that means we on a steady slide towards further downgrades in south africa. scarlet: peter, painting a , speaking onicture south africa. coming up, shaking up the media industry by disney get we will take a deeper dive into its announcement. from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ scarlet: what'd you miss? s,sney had a beat and a mis but the big thing is disney will be of

party decides who should replace president zuma. but they have not actually come to any agreement as to who would replace him. also there are many of them within the african national congresst president zuma to stay on because he is about to step down in december as head of the african national congress. they wa nt to the african national congress. they want to do this at their own pace without the pressure from the opposition because this motion of no confidence was brought by the opposition. the anc wants to control the situation even though some of their mps have publicly called for him to step down. the decision to hold this vote, one of many, it is this latest vote about the parlous state of the country, the economy? is it about his own corruption? what are the key drivers to this point? yes, indeed, that is correct. that is everything, corruption allegations which have dogged president zuma for many years. the most prominent one is that he had used public funds to renovate his private home in his village in z naphtali. but also there are corruption allegations that hassan isa corruption allegations that hassan is a director and a partner with very prominent family he